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" Carly Rae Jepsen has pulled out of a planned appearance at the Boy Scouts of America Jamboree over their lack of support for gay rights. The singer was scheduled to perform at Jambo 2013 on July 15-24, but has decided to cancel after a Boy Scout leader was fired from his position for being gay.  &amp;quot;As an artist who believes in equality for all people I will not be participating in the Boy Scouts of America Jamboree this summer\u00E2\u20AC\u00A6&amp;quot; Rae Jepsen tweeted. &amp;quot;I always have and will continue to support the LGBT community on a global level and stay informed on the ever changing landscape in the ongoing battle for gay rights in this country and across the globe.&amp;quot; Boy Scout leader Derek Nance drew media attention earlier this year after being dismissed from his position after coming out as homosexual.  Train have also cancelled their planned appearance at Jambo 2013 after Nance started a petition to seek for both artists&amp;#039; support in condemning the Boy Scouts&amp;#039; discriminatory policy. &amp;quot;When we booked this show for the Boy Scouts of America we were not aware of any policy barring openly gay people from participation within the organization,&amp;quot; the band said. &amp;quot;Train strongly opposes any kind of policy that questions the equality of any American citizen. We have always seen the BSA as a great and noble organization.  &amp;quot;We look forward to participating in the Jamboree this summer, as long as they make the right decision before then.&amp;quot; Watch the music video for Carly Rae Jepsen&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Call Me Maybe&amp;#039; below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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